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Archive for December, 2008

This recipe is inspired by my wonderful friends – it’s sort of a blend of the recipes that you all sent me! I took it to hubby’s family Christmas celebration on Sunday, and it was a HUGE hit – people just couldn’t stop talking about it and asking me for the recipe! It always feels good when you find a recipe that gets that sort of attention. So here it is!

I was inspired to make chicken tortilla soup one cold and rainy night this week. I had most of the ingredients on hand to make the base for a soup, and just added some of hubby’s and my favorite “Mexican” ingredients. It turned out wonderfully.

Okay, so there’s a story behind the name of these cookies. I got this wonderfully delicious cookie recipe from the lovely, talented, and resourceful friend Hayley because I was looking for a festive cookie to take to a tailgating party before a Georgia Bulldogs football game. (Go Dawgs!) My hubby saw me making these the morning of the party, and when he saw me rolling the chocolate balls of dough in red sprinkles, he said, “What are you making?!? Dawg balls?!?” And I said, “Yes!”

This is a Christmas morning tradition in our household: I make the monkey bread, and mom makes the breakfast casserole. Both can be made the day before, and then popped into the oven while the family is opening presents. Mom’s strata is sooooo delicious, and not too greasy or heavy like the recipes I’ve seen that use crescent rolls. It puffs up and browns beautifully, and it heats up well the next day if you have leftovers!

When I was growing up, every year we would make Christmas Cut-Outs and leave some by the fireplace for Santa. I have a shortbread recipe that I love to use for cutouts (I’ll post this before Christmas, don’t worry), but over the past few years, I’ve grown quite fond of Alton Brown’s Sugar Cookie Recipe.

This is a true southern delicacy. Brie is stuffed with bourbon-brown-sugar-soaked pecans, wrapped in puff pastry, and baked to golden perfection. I like to bring this as an appetizer when we are invited for dinner or a celebration – I always get requests for the recipe afterwards!

I adapted this recipe from one that I found on Allrecipes.com – one of my favorite websites because I love to read people’s reviews of different recipes! It’s been a much-loved treat in my family and my husband’s family ever since I discovered it.